1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7
Group 7 consisted of three of the 32 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Greece, Spain, and Yugoslavia. These three teams competed on a home-and-away basis for two of the 9,5 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner claiming those spots.
As of 2018 this is the last time Spain have failed to qualify for the World Cup finals.
Standings
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= |  Spain
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 |
| 1= |  Yugoslavia
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
| 3 |  Greece
|
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 |
| 19 October 1972 | Spain | 2 – 2 | Yugoslavia | Las Palmas, Spain |
Amancio  30'Asensi 89' |
Report | Bajević 52', 60' |
Referee: Walker (England) |
| 18 November 1972 | Yugoslavia | 1 – 0 | Greece | Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
| Aćimović 14' |
Report | Referee: Tschenscher (West Germany) |
| 17 January 1973 | Greece | 2 – 3 | Spain | Athens, Greece |
| Domazos 41' Koudas 56' |
Report | Valdez 40', 86' Claramunt 65' |
Referee: Glöckner (East Germany) |
| 21 February 1973 | Spain | 3 – 1 | Greece | Málaga, Spain |
| Claramunt 29' Sol 39'Martínez 78' |
Report | Antoniadis 37' |
Referee: Kitabdjian (France) |
| 21 October 1973 | Yugoslavia | 0 – 0 | Spain | Zagreb, Yugoslavia |
| Report | Referee: Linemayr (Austria) |
| 19 December 1973 | Greece | 2 – 4 | Yugoslavia | Athens, Greece |
| Eleftherakis 29' Katalinski 44' (o.g.) |
Report | Bajević 12' Karasi 15', 90'Šurjak 62' |
Referee: Tschenscher (West Germany) |
Spain and Yugoslavia finished level on points and goal difference, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
| 13 February 1974 | Yugoslavia | 1 – 0 | Spain | Frankfurt, West Germany |
| Katalinski 13' |
Report | Referee: Loraux (Belgium) |
Notes
- ^ Only 31 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: West Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.